8
Microwave Cooking
Microwave cooking uses high
frequency energy waves to heat the
food. When cooking, microwave
energy causes food molecules to
move rapidly. This rapid movement
between the food molecules creates
heat, which cooks the food. POWER
displays when oven is generating
microwave energy for the current
cycle.
Manual Time Entry
To cook food using a specific entered time and power level.
1. Open oven door and place food in oven. Close door.
•
READY
displays. Fan and light will turn on.
•
ITEM
flashes when keyboard can be set.
2. Press TIME ENTRY pad.
•
00:00
displays.
•
STG
displays with current cooking stage.
• If pad does not work, open and close oven door and
try again.
3. Enter cooking time by using the numbered pads.
4. Press POWER LEVEL pad to change power level.
•
COOK LEVEL
displays with the current power
setting.
• If power level is set to high
H
displays.
• For a lower microwave power, press pads 1 (for
10%) through 9 (for 90%).
5. If stage cooking is desired, press STAGE and repeat
steps 2 through 4.
• As many as 4 different stages can be programmed.
6. Press START pad.
• Oven operates and time counts down.
•
POWER
,
COOK LEVEL
and cooking time display.
7. At end of cooking cycle oven beeps and shuts off.
done
displays
Preprogrammed Pads
To cook food using pads preprogrammed with cooking sequences.
1. Open oven door and place food in oven. Close door.
•
READY
displays. Fan and light will turn on.
•
ITEM
flashes when keyboard can be set.
2. Press desired pad.
• For single pad entry, press only one pad.
• For double pad entry, press the two pads, in
order, of the double digit number for the
desired cooking sequence.
• To change single or double pad entry option
see
User Options
section in this manual.
3. Oven begins to cook.
•
POWER
,
COOK LEVEL
and total cooking time display as set
for that pad.
• For additional cooking time, press preprogrammed pad again.
4. At end of cooking cycle oven beeps and shuts off.
done
displays.
Pad
Time
Pad
Time
1
10 sec.
6
1:30 min.
2
20 sec.
7
2 min.
3
30 sec.
8
3 min.
4
45 sec.
9
4 min.
5
1 min.
0
5 min.
Factory Settings
The microwave
stopped cooking
This series of microwaves has the
added feature of a mid-cycle cooking
pause. This feature is designed to
stop halfway through a programmed
cycle. This pause can be used to
rotate food, stir food, or add needed
ingredients during the cooking cycle.
During a mid-cycle cooking pause,
the microwave beeps continuously
and
PAUS
displays until the oven
door is opened and again closed. To
continue the cooking cycle, simply
press the start button.
Using the Oven Control
